NU beats Western Michigan to advance
Jan. 2, 2009
Mariucci Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Western Michigan (3-12-4, 8-4-1 CCHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| #6 Northeastern (12-3-2, 8-2-1 Hockey East) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Northeastern advanced to the Dodge Holiday Classic final with a 3-1 win over Western Michigan on Friday at Marriucci Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. Steve Quailer scored the first goal of the game, Chris Donovan put in the game-winner and Wade MacLeod added an insurance goal for the Huskies. Sixth-ranked Northeastern improved to 12-3-2 overall with the victory while Western Michigan dropped to 3-12-4. The Huskies remained 8-2-1 in Hockey East. Northeastern will play either No. 4 Minnesota at 8 p.m. (Eastern) or Brown at 5 p.m. on Saturday in the championship game.
Northeastern got on the board first with a tick-tack-toe goal at 13:06 in the first period. Steve Silva passed the puck to Alex Tuckerman in the left circle and Tuckerman passed it between a pair of Western Michigan defenders to Quailer, who was open on the right side of the crease. Quailer put it past Bronco goaltender Riley Gill for his fifth goal of the season to put the Huskies up 1-0.
The teams traded scoring opportunities in the second period with Western Michigan outshooting Northeastern 11-9 in the frame. It wasn't until a flukey play at the tail end of the period that the Huskies were able to add to their lead. Donovan shot the puck in from the right circle and Gill made the initial save. He wasn't able to cover it up, however, and Ryan Ginand and Donovan kept poking at it until the puck was in the back of the net. Donovan got credit to the goal with assists from Ginand and Guzior. Western Michigan made it close on a Ryan Watson goal 4:40 into the third period. He shot the puck from the right circle and it went off Northeastern goalie Brad Thiessen's pad and bounced up and over his glove to make the score 2-1. Greg Squires and Steve Silver got assists on the play.
Northeastern clamped down for most of the third period, outshooting Western Michigan 19-7 in the frame but Gill stood on his head to keep the Broncos in it. Northeastern was finally able to ice it with MacLeod's goal just after a power play ended at 18:58 in the third. Joe Vitale dug the puck out behind the net and Tyler McNeely grabbed it, passed it to an open MacLeod in the right circle and MacLeod roofed it over Gill's shoulder to make the final 3-1.
Thiessen made 23 saves for the Huskies while Gill stopped 37 shots. Both teams went scoreless on the power play. It was the 10th time this season that Northeastern's penalty kill was perfect.
The championship game against Brown or Minnesota will be broadcast live on 890 ESPN Boston. The Huskies will be going for their second Dodge Holiday Classic title after winning it with wins over Notre Dame and Minnesota during the 1997-98 season when it was known as the Mariucci Classic.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Western Michigan vs Northeastern (Jan 02, 2009 at Minneapolis, Minn.)
Western Michigan (3-12-4) vs. Northeastern (12-3-2)
Date: Jan 02, 2009 Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Arena: Mariucci Arena
Attendance: Start time:4:05 pm End time:6:15 pm Total time:2:10
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 13:06 NU EV Quailer, Steve/4 Tuckerman, Alex/9 8,6,21,14,11 10,27,17,5,7
Silva, Steve/11
2 2nd 19:53 NU EV Donovan, Chris/5 Guzior, Randy/1 19,9,12,17,21 23,13,3,24,27
Ginand, Ryan/5
3 3rd 04:40 WMU EV Ryan Watson/3 Greg Squires/7 12,26,17,19,5 3,5,94,7,19
Steve Silver/1
4 3rd 18:58 NU EV MacLeod, Wade/6 McNeely, Tyler/6 12,5,14,17,7 19,94,26,4,6
Vitale, Joe/8
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Western Michigan 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Chris Frank......... 1 0 0 1 0
3 Mike Levendusky..... 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jordan Collins...... 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kevin Connauton..... 0 1 0 1 -1
7 Sean Weaver......... 0 0 1 1 -1
8 Max Campbell........ 1 0 1 2 -1
9 Patrick Galivan..... 0 2 0 2 -1
10 J.J. Crew........... 0 0 0 0 0
11 Adam Flink.......... 0 0 0 0 -1
12*Ryan Watson......... 0 3 3 6 -1
14 Ian Slater.......... 0 0 0 0 -2
17 Steve Silver........ 0 0 0 0 -1
18 Travis Paeth........ 1 2 1 4 0
19*Cam Watson.......... 0 1 0 1 0
21*Tyler Ludwig........ 0 0 0 0 -2
23 Jared Katz.......... 1 0 0 1 0
25 Derek Roehl......... 1 1 1 3 0
26*Greg Squires........ 1 1 0 2 +1
1 Matthew Federico DNP
35 Jerry Kuhn DNP
Totals.............. 6 11 7 24 -10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 3 0 4 7 0
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 3 1 4 +1
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 0
6 Strathman, David.... 0 0 0 0 +1
7 *Nycholat, Dan....... 0 0 0 0 0
10 Quailer, Steve...... 2 1 0 3 +1
13 Guzior, Randy....... 1 0 0 1 +1
17 Silva, Steve........ 1 0 0 1 +1
18 McLaughlin, Mike.... 0 1 0 1 0
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 2 0 5 7 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 0 1 2 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 3 4 7 +1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 1 0 1 2 +1
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 0 1 2 +1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 0 0 0 0 +2
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 1 1 2 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 0
94*McNeely, Tyler...... 0 0 1 1 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 12 9 19 40 +10
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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WMU 0 0 1 - 1
NU 1 1 1 - 3
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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WMU 6 11 7 - 24
NU 12 9 19 - 40
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd WMU NU
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-3 (4)
2nd 0-2 (4) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-0 (0) 0-2 (5)
Total 0-3 (4) 0-6 (9)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd WMU NU
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1st 3/6 1/2
2nd 2/4 3/6
3rd 3/6 1/2
Total 8/16 5/10
Three stars:
1. MacLeod, Wade
2. Donovan, Chris
3. Riley Gill
Officials:
Referee:Brian Thul
Linesman:Scott Bokal
Linesman:Jeff Schultz
Goal judge:Chris Olsen
GOALTENDERS
Western Michigan Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 Riley Gill.......... L 60:00 3 0 11 8 18 37
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 59:45 1 0 6 11 6 23
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:15 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Chris Frank WMU 2 TRIPPING 00:32 PP
1st Ginand, Ryan NU 2 INTERFERENCE 04:06 PP
1st Steve Silver WMU 2 TRIPPING 06:35 PP
1st Ryan Watson WMU 2 TRIPPING 15:24 PP
2nd Silva, Steve NU 2 HOLDING 08:05 PP
2nd Jordan Collins WMU 2 HOLDING 10:47 PP
2nd Ryan Watson WMU 2 ROUGHING 14:01
2nd Nycholat, Dan NU 2 ROUGHING 14:01
2nd Silva, Steve NU 2 HOLDING 15:22 PP
3rd Chris Frank WMU 2 ROUGHING 05:22 PP
3rd Sean Weaver WMU 2 INTERFERENCE 16:57 PP
3rd Vitale, Joe NU 2 ROUGHING 19:46
3rd Patrick Galivan WMU 2 ROUGHING 19:46
Win-Thiessen, Brad (12-3-2). Loss-Riley Gill (3-6-1).
Game 1 of Dodge Holiday Classic
Western Michigan - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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12 Ryan Watson 11 9
8 Max Campbell 11 11
23 Jared Katz 2 4
9 Patrick Galivan 2 6
25 Derek Roehl 1 0
19 Cam Watson 1 0
7 Sean Weaver 1 1
14 Ian Slater 0 2
Totals......... 29 33
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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3 Ginand, Ryan 9 4
26 Vitale, Joe 5 10
94 McNeely, Tyler 4 2
22 Costa, Greg 4 2
17 Silva, Steve 4 3
18 McLaughlin, Mike 4 4
37 Rassey, Rob 3 2
27 Tuckerman, Alex 0 2
Totals......... 33 29
Western Michigan - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 04:06 06:06 02:00 0 0
2nd 08:05 10:05 02:00 3 0
2nd 15:22 17:22 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 06:00
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 00:32 02:32 02:00 1 0
1st 06:35 06:35 00:00 0 0
1st 06:35 08:35 02:00 1 0
1st 15:24 17:24 02:00 2 0
2nd 10:47 12:47 02:00 0 1
3rd 05:22 07:22 02:00 4 1
3rd 16:57 16:57 00:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 6 opps, 9 shots, 0 goals, time 10:00
